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Time to Write faculty writers retreat, November 11-15
If you have difficulty carving out uninterrupted time for writing, if you struggle with motivating yourself to write, or if you would simply like the supportive collaboration of a writing retreat, consider Time to Write, UPEI's faculty writers retreat.
 
When: Wednesday, November 11 to Sunday, November 15
 
Where: TBD
 
Cost to participants: $200, which includes four nights accommodation, meals, and snacks
 
Your project must be at a stage where sustained writing timemakes sense. Your research and/or data collection and analysis must be completed to the point that you are ready to write. You must also be prepared to commit to the full program: a total of 3½ days focused on writing.
 
The retreat is open to tenured and tenure stream University of Prince Edward Island faculty in any Department/Faculty/School. Email datkinson@upei.ca with a brief summary of the project you plan to work and your writing goals for the retreat. There is room for six participants at Time to Write.
 
Questions or Concerns?
 
We will be happy to discuss any questions or concerns you may have about Time to Write. Please contact Dave Atkinson, Research Communications Officer, at datkinson@upei.ca or 620-5117.

Indian School Road reading
Chris Benjamin is a well-known fiction and features writer. His latest book,Indian School Road: Legacies of the Shubenacadie Indian Residential School, won the 2013 Dave Greber Freelance Book Award.
 
On Friday, September 18, Chris Benjamin will be sharing his new book on campus at UPEI during a brown bag lunch to be held in the Main Faculty Lounge from 12:00 - 1:00. Everyone is welcome to attend.
 
The event takes place soon after the publication of the Summary Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.  In an interview with the CBC’s Peter Mansbridge on June 1, Justice Murray Sinclair stated, “Education is the key to reconciliation.”  t is in this spirit that the UPEI community and members of the public are gathering together with Chris Benjamin to discuss Legacies of the Shubenacadie Indian Residential School.
 
The Faculty of Education and the UPEI Aboriginal Students' Association are organizing the event.
MacLauchlan Prizes for Effective Writing: Deadline October 6

In July 2011, the family of Harry and Marjorie MacLauchlan of Stanhope, PEI made another leadership gift to UPEI to create a substantial program of awards to encourage and recognize student writing achievement. The gift is to honour H. Wade MacLauchlan’s twelve years of service as UPEI president and vice-chancellor, and to recognize the importance of effective writing as a foundational skill for academic success and lifelong learning. 

The MacLauchlan Prizes for Effective Writing is the largest such student-oriented program in Canada. There are up to 57 prizes available for returning undergraduate students who produced outstanding written work in the previous academic year (September 1 – August 31), as a substantive role in their academic course work or for the broader community audience, and who showed most improvement through a writing support program coordinated through the Webster Centre. 

There are also up to 3 prizes available for faculty or staff members, who have shown exceptional leadership in the development of writing among students at UPEI.

For application information, please check out the following links:

MacLauchlan Prizes for Effective Writing (Academic) – up to 35 prizes

MacLauchlan Prizes for Effective Writing (Community) – up to 11 prizes

MacLauchlan Prizes for Effective Writing (Webster Centre) – up to 11 prizes

MacLauchlan Prizes for Effective Writing (Staff/Faculty) - up to 3 prizes

For more details regarding this awards program, please feel free to contact Keith Lawlor in the Scholarships, Awards and Financial Aid office at kjlawlor@upei.ca or (902) 620-5187.

Panther Green Friday!

Coming up is Green Friday! Every weekend our Panthers play at home we'll kick off the weekend with a show of support and excitement by asking everyone on campus to wear Green, and to come out and cheer on your Panthers!

It's Home Opening weekend for M/W Soccer and W Rugby:

Friday, September 18
5:00 pm (W) Soccer vs StFX
7:00 pm (M) Soccer vs StFX

Saturday, September 19
2:00 pm (W) Rugby vs StFX (Home Opener)
3:00 pm (W) Soccer vs CBU
5:00 pm (M) Soccer vs CBU

By wearing Green you'll have chance to win prizes!  Our Panther Crew will be roaming campus on Friday looking for people wearing green.

The Bookstore is partnering to offer special pricing on some thing green each week!

Your campus pub the Wave is the place to go on Friday's during the day or before the game, stay tuned for food and beverage specials to be announced.

We all belong to the Panther Family, enjoy the experience!
 

UPEI Panthers "Night at the Track"

UPEI’s Department of Athletics and Recreation staff, coaches, and players are gearing up for an exciting 2015-2016 varsity schedule. Help kick off the season by attending "UPEI Panthers NIght at the Track" on Thursday, September 17 from 5:00-7:00 pm at Red Shores Race Track and Casino.

This is a great opportunity to meet and greet players and coaches, hear about the vision of the department and varsity teams, and enjoy a reception. At 7:00 pm, the attention will move to the track where 16 student-athlete ambassadors will represent each the horses participating in the first two race cards of the night.

For more information, click here.

 

 
Parking notice
Please be advised that parking permits for UPEI have sold out. The parking kiosk is now closed and any inquiries should be addressed to the Parking Office located at Security Services in the Central Utility Building. You may also contact Katherine at 902-394-6852 or parking@upei.ca. Temporary daily parking permits can be purchased at the Accounting Office in the Kelley Building. The CARI Complex may have some availability in their parking lot. Please visit CARI front desk to find out. Have a terrific school year!
 

Department of Biology Candidate Presentations

The Department of Biology will host two presentations by Dr. Robert Huber, Center for Human Genetics Research at Massachusetts General Hospital, on September 17 and 18, 2015. Dr. Huber is a candidate for a tenure-track faculty position in the Department of Biology and will present the following talks:

Teaching presentation
Signal Transduction Mechanisms: Ligands, Receptors, and Their Link to Human Disease
Thursday, September 17, 11:30 am, DSC 204

Research presentation
Using Dictyostelium discoideum as a model system for studying the functions of proteins linked to human disease
Friday, September 18, 12:30 pm, DSC 204

All are welcome to attend and provide comments to the selection committee via email to biologychair@upei.ca
 

It's not too late to register for the North Atlantic Forum!

There's still time to register for the 10th North Atlantic Forum, Building Community Resilience, hosted by the Institute of Island Studies, September 16-19, in Summerside. The program includes close to 70 presentations by researchers and community members from across Canada and around the world looking at how rural communities use their local resources to build healthy and resilient communities. For more information and a full schedule, check out http://pei2015.crrf.ca/.

The conference kicks off with a free public event Wednesday, September 16, at 7:30 pm, at Summerside’s Harbourfront Theatre. A “fireside chat” with Dr. Kelly Vodden and Dr. Sally Shortall focuses on the effects of globalization on rural communities. The formal part of the evening concludes with the launch of a book stemming from the North Atlantic Forum 2011, held in St. John’s: Place Peripheral: Place-based Development in Rural, Island, and Remote Regions (ISER Books, Memorial University), as well as a special journal issue of the Scandinavian Journal of Hospitality and Tourism, arising from the North Atlantic Forum 2013, held in Holar, Iceland. 

Contact NAF 2015 Conference Coordinator Emily Thomas at naf@upei.ca or (902) 566-0909 for further information.

Take a tour at the Robertson Library!

Want to feel comfortable and confident in the Robertson Library? Come take a tour with us during the month of September!

Tours are available on weekdays, evenings, and weekends, and last about 30 minutes. Discover the Library's resources and services, and you could win a weekly prize of a $50 gift card to a Downtown Charlottetown business, plus a grand prize of a Samsung Tab A 8" tablet.

To register for a tour, simply go to library.upei.ca/tours and sign-up online!

Request for Volunteer Clients for Foods and Nutrition 483
Dr. Debbie MacLellan is seeking volunteer 'clients' for a student assignment in Foods and Nutrition 483 (Professional Practice in Dietetics). This assignment involves three to four meetings with a student in the dietetics program at UPEI. The purpose of this assignment is to help students develop the skills needed to be effective nutrition counsellors. The student will assess your diet and work with you to develop some nutrition-related goals to help you improve your overall health. If you are interested and want to learn more about what you will be asked to do as a volunteer client, please contact Debbie at maclellan@upei.ca.
Submission of Research Ethics Board Protocols
Ethics protocols that involve ‘more than minimal risk’ must be reviewed by the full UPEI Research Ethics Board. The next deadline for submitting these protocols is Friday October 2 2015. They will be reviewed at the October meeting.  Protocols involving ‘more than minimal risk’ that are received after October 2 will be reviewed at the November meeting. 
 
Other ethics protocol submissions, including new applications that do not involve ‘more than minimal risk’, renewals, and amendments may be submitted at any time. They will be sent for delegated review as soon as all necessary forms are received. 
 
Please ensure that you download and use the current forms from http://www.upei.ca/research/forms. Use Adobe Reader to complete forms.
 
Submit the following:
  • one hard copy of the signed application form and associated documents to Joy Knight at the Office of Research Services, 200 Kelley Memorial Building and
  • one e-copy of all documents to reb@upei.ca
For more information, please contact Joy Knight at 620-5104 or reb@upei.ca
Friday September 25 2015: Next deadline for submission of Biosafety Protocols
The next deadline for submitting Biosafety Protocols including new applications, renewals and/or amendments is Friday September 25 2015. These protocols will be reviewed at the October meeting. Please ensure that you download and use the current forms from http://www.upei.ca/research/forms. Use Adobe Reader to complete the forms.
 
Submit the following:
·         one hard copy of the application form with signatures and associated documents to Joy Knight at the Office of Research Services, 200 Kelley Memorial Building and
·         one e-copy of all documents to reb@upei.ca
 
Please note that protocols received after this deadline will be reviewed at the November meeting. For more information, please contact Joy Knight at 620-5104 or reb@upei.ca
Animal Care Protocol Submission Deadline - October 2nd

The deadline for Animal Care Protocol Submissions -- new, renewal, or amendment -- is Friday, October 2nd for the October meeting. 

Ensure you always…

Both the signed hard copy and electronic protocol submission must be submitted by the deadline date.

  • Submit one copy of original protocol with signature to AVC - North Annex, Biomedical Sciences Dept., Rm 2302
  • Submit an electronic copy to animalcare@upei.ca

Those protocols received after the deadline will be reviewed the following month.

The Committee requires at least one month for processing applications.

For more information, please contact Sherri Pineau, ACC Admin. Assistant @ 902-566-0973.

UPEI House Party POSTPONED
Please note, the event promoted as the UPEI House Party in previous Campus Notices has been postponed until a further date. Thank you for your understanding.
 
Pathology and Microbiology Seminar Notice - Tuesday, September 15
Dr. Jessica Rodriguez, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas will present a seminar called "Canine schistosomiasis: The neglected tropical diseases of U.S. dogs" on Tuesday, September 15 at 3:30 pm in AVC Lecture Theatre C.
 
Everyone is welcome
Campus Connector correction re: research on cultural perspectives on education
Please note, a dated notice was mistakenly posted in this week’s Campus Connector. Dr. Tess Miller’s research study on cultural perspectives on education on PEI has now closed. Integrated Communications regrets the error. 
Like the new Campus Notices? Tell your colleagues!
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Island Help Line
On September 10, 2015 there was a re-launch of the Island Help Line, through the Canadian Mental Health Association, PEI division - 1800-218-2885 (as it was National Suicide Prevention Day).  This is a free service open to ALL people on PEI, in French and English.  Here is their website www.theislandhelpline.com - please take a look at it and encourage all people to use it.  
 
I am going to put this number and web address on my email signature - I encourage you to do the same.  
 
If you have any questions please let me know.
 
Treena Smith
Manager of Student Affairs
(902)566-0674

 

UPEI Personal Training Grants for UPEI Employees - 16 grants left

The Healthy Campus Committee is pleased to offer $100 subsidy grants for current UPEI Employees (student staff not eligible for grant) for this academic year. We have a total of 16 grants left. The grant can be used towards the cost of either the Healthy U Club or Small Group Training Programs. To apply please fill out an application form and return to Angela Marchbank. Employees who have received the subsidy in previous years can apply again.  https://www.upei.ca/ar/wellness

a) Healthy U Club - An eight-week program involves two training sessions per week, one weigh-in and healthy eating meeting per week.  Fee:  $169 Sports Centre members and $209 for non-members.   For those receiving the grant the cost will be $69 or $109 plus hst.

Weekly weigh in, meal plan, log book and healthy eating discussion/presentation with Simply For Life consultant: Mondays 5:00 pm – 5:45 pm (Start Date: September 28)
Training sessions: Tuesdays and Thursdays 5:00 pm – 5:45 pm
Trainer:  Lyndsey Paynter (Start Date: September 29)

b) Small Group Training – An eight-week, two times per week small group of seven working with a certified personal trainer. Fee: $135 + taxes per person.  Cost for those receiving the grant will be $35 plus hst.

  • Group 3: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 12:05 pm – 12:50 pm. Trainer: Lyndsey Paynter (Start Date: September 29)
  • Group 4: Tuesdays & Thursdays, 4:45 pm – 5:30 pm. Trainer: Kris Lutwick (Start Date: September 29)
Candidate presentations, Department of Biology

The Department of Biology will host two presentations by Dr. P. Joel Ross,  The Hospital for Sick Children at the University of Toronto, on September 14& 15, 2015.  Dr. Ross is a candidate for a Tenure-track faculty position in the Department of Biology and will present the following talks:

Research Presentation: Using stem cells to explore brain epigenetics and the neurobiology of autism

Monday, September 14, 2015
9:30 am
DSC 204

Teaching Presentation: Cellular communication in antiviral defence

Tuesday, September 15, 2015
1:00 pm
AVC 286A N

All are welcome to attend and provide comments to the selection committee via email to biologychair@upei.ca

 
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